Shoe-lace holder.



N. M. DE LANY.

SHOE LACE HOLDER.

-APPLIGATION FILED SEPT 27, 1911.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912 A lionzey UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

NELLIE M. DE LANY, OF CLYDE, NEW YORK.

SHOE-LACE HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NnLLIr; M. De Irma, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Clyde, in the county of \Vayne and State of New York, have invented oer: i

- of a shoe lace fastening means which will do away with the necessity of tying a knot. Another object of this invention is the production of a lace-fastening device from which the lace may be readily detached.

With these and other objects in \lew, this invention consists of certain novel constrnctions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a shoe showing the device attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the fastening clip. Fig. 3 is a section thereof.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the shoe which is provided with rows of lace-en aging .buttons 2. -A lacelocking hook indicated in general. at 3 is placed at the top of each row of bu tons and is adapted to firm] engage the lace so as to hold the shoe snug y upon the foot.

The lace-locking clip comprises a head 10, which head is provided with a curved slot 11 formed thereon for receiving the end of a lace and holding the same in a locked position. The clipisalso provided with a base 12 which fits snugly against the outside of the shoe. A plurality of raised portions 13 are formed upon the base 12 for assisting in holding the lace within the slot 11. A liollow. stem 14 extends from the base 12 and behind one-of the raised port-ions'13 a binding action will be produced, the raised por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 24, 1912.-

Applieation filed September 27, 1911.. Serial No. 651,593.

tion acting to hold the lace in the slot 11, thereby preventing any direct pull of the lace through the slot. rious that by merely pulling the lace out of the slot. ll the lace may be easily undone from the shoe.

As is illustrated in Fig. l, the lace securing member when secured to a shoe is so It. will be further obplaced as to have the slot 11 extend substan-."

tially vertical so that the shoe lace, while being placed upon the lace fastening clip, may have a downward movement. It will he further understood that owing to the cam inner face of the slot ll. an ctticient locking means has been produced whicluwhen cooperating with the knobs u will form a very durable and aositiveldock. especially since the inner end of the slot to one side of the securing stem l-l as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 as well as F'g, 1 so as to permit the lace to pass under and clear the stem direct to the eyelet as shown.

\Vhat I claim is:

A. lace securing device of the class described comprising a hollow stem, a hollow conical base formed integral ,with said stem, said base provided with a plurality of punched portions for constituting friction lace engaging members, whereby slipping off a lace around said conical base will be resistet an inverted conical head formed integral .xith said conical base at the apex thereof, said head provided with an arcuate groove extending partly around the central portion of said conical head for presenting a cam resistance face within said slotfor resisting the. movement of ashoe-lace therethrough, said slot being so formed as to allow a shoe lace to fit snugly against, the

venting the longitu inal movementofa lacethrough said slot.

In testlmony whereof- I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of LWO witnesses.

, NELLIE M. 11E LANY. Witnesses: j

ADA H. BROWN, ALFRED S. ARMSTRONG. 

